Being on a budget doesn't have to mean eating boring food. This recipe for savory pieces of hot dogs in tangy tomato sauce and spaghetti with hot dogs is both family-friendly and wallet-friendly.

With smoky andouille and a sweet, spiced sauce, this take on pigs in a blanket ... a larger pastry made with ground sausage. The mini hot-dog rolls we now call "pigs in a blanket" were popularized ...